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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond." Go read it. vlogging, and podcasting). .

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

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When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. We have an incredible group of people working together at the MAH right now. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. In the meantime, here are some.

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Why I Blog

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You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. I crave community, but I am not naturally outgoing in large group settings like conferences. As the readership for Museum 2.0

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

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It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.

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Designing Talkback Platforms for Different Dialogic Goals

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We have different conversations on the phone than we do in person or in internet chat rooms. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. If someone asks you a question on Twitter, you can only respond with 140 characters.

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Temple Contemporary and the Puzzle of Sharing Powerful Processes

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It opens up new conversations about the work of art in our communities. Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. It takes the kind of risks that a university art gallery should take.

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How I Got Here

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At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. I knew how to be assertive and social in small settings like my museum but not in larger groups. Find a starting point for conversation.

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